Hyderabad vs Mumbai, 36th Match

That ends the single-header for today. Action continues with a double-header tomorrow, it is Chennai taking on Rajasthan and Bangalore up against Delhi. Do join us for those games. Until then, take care and Cya!

Rayudu: "My head was in UAE, legs were in Hyderabad and my bat was somewhere else, so I had to bring them all together. My technique was going haywire, so I worked hard in the nets to bring it back in order. The coaches have helped me a lot. Simmons batted very well and he took the pressure off me. We took the bowlers on when we were well set. It is a good win and we have to keep the momentum going forward."

Rayudu is the Man of the Match for his superb knock of 68 off 46 balls

Rohit: "It was a perfect game and a clinical performance. This is the capability we have in our team. From the time we went out to the field, we did well. It is not easy to bowl at Warner and Finch when they are set, so credit to the bowlers. We always talk about getting big partnerships and how crucial it is to win a game. Simmons gave us a good start and Rayudu gave him good support. As I told at the toss, we will take one game at a time and have to do all the right things from our end."

Dhawan: "We are not used to losing too many matches over here. This is a new track and it's more of a batting track now. We were 20 odd runs short with the bat. They batted beautifully and got the measure of our bowlers. If we win the next few games we will back in the top four."

A professional performance from Mumbai who never looked in trouble during the run chase. They lost Gautam early but Simmons and Rayudu steadied things. The pair stitched together a 130-run stand for the second wicket, which is the highest partnership for Mumbai in this season. Both batsmen got to their respective fifties and got out when they were close to the finish line. Hyderabad did not have a memorable day on the field, there were some sloppy moments as they missed a couple of chances. Bhuvneshwar was once again the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 2 wickets but he did not have any support from the rest of his mates. With this win, Mumbai keep their hopes alive in the tournament and Hyderabad still remain fifth on the table even after the defeat. Stay tuned for the presentation....

18.4 Karn Sharma to Rohit, FOUR, Mumbai win by 7 wickets, the skipper finishes off in style, flighted just outside off, Rohit goes on his knees and sweeps it over square leg for a boundary

18.3 Karn Sharma to Pollard, 1 run, googly on off, Pollard hangs back and nudges it to deep mid wicket. They are happy to finish it with singles

18.2 Karn Sharma to Rohit, 1 run, flatter and on off, Rohit works it to deep square leg

18.1 Karn Sharma to Pollard, 3 runs, flighted around off, Pollard goes on his knees and ramps it over the keeper, Irfan runs behind it rather lazily and allows the batsmen to take three runs

Karn Sharma [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

17.6 Steyn to Rohit, FOUR, poor end to the over, back to back boundaries, short and down leg, Rohit gets inside the line and pulls it to the fine leg fence, the man was very square and had no chance of stopping that

17.5 Steyn to Rohit, FOUR, glorious shot! This is Rohit at his best, good length ball just outside off, he comes forward, presents the full face and drives it wide of mid-off, Warner chases but comes second

17.4 Steyn to Pollard, 1 run, short and climbing into Pollard, he stands tall and taps it wide of backward point

17.3 Steyn to Pollard, no run, was that a run-out chance? This was a back of a length delivery on off, Pollard knocks it towards cover, he takes off for a single, but Rohit is not interested and sends him back, Pollard was struggling to get back, Dhawan fails to hit the stumps with an under-arm throw, he was a goner

17.2 Steyn to Pollard, no run, a beauty from Steyn, short of length and shapes it away late, Pollard goes searching for it and is beaten comprehensively, Ojha goes up in a caught-behind appeal, but Steyn is not interested

17.1 Steyn to Pollard, no run, full and just outside off, Pollard drives off a thickish edge to backward point

Dale Steyn [3.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

16.6 Henriques to Pollard, 1 run, good length ball just outside off, Pollard pushes it in front of mid-off and takes a quick single

Kieron Pollard, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.5 Henriques to Rayudu, out Caught&Bowled!! Excellent reflexes from Henriques. Rayudu goes after playing a fine knock. This was a length delivery on off, Rayudu charges down and drills it uppishly back to the bowler, Henriques puts his hand up and takes it on the second attempt. That ball was travelling and he did extremely well to keep his eyes on the ball. Rayudu c and b Henriques 68(46) [4s-7 6s-2]

Henriques to Rayudu, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

16.5 Henriques to Rayudu, wide, bouncer which is too high, Rayudu leaves it along and the square leg umpire signals it a wide

16.4 Henriques to Rayudu, no run, change of pace outside off, Rayudu walks across the stumps and misses the hoick across the line

16.3 Henriques to Rohit, 1 run, yorker on the stumps, Rohit digs it out to mid-wicket

16.2 Henriques to Rayudu, 1 run, back of a length on the body, Rayudu tucks it to deep backward square leg for a single

16.2 Henriques to Rayudu, wide, again, wrong line from Henriques, down leg, Rayudu misses the glance and wide signalled

16.1 Henriques to Rayudu, FOUR, Rayudu is in a hurry to finish things off, length delivery from round the wicket, he hoicks it across the line and finds the gap at deep mid wicket

16.1 Henriques to Rayudu, wide, slower delivery down the leg-side, Rayudu fails to get bat on ball, wide called

15.6 Bhuvneshwar to Rohit, no run, short delivery outside off, Rohit sees it thud into Ojha's gloves. Another good outing with the ball for Bhuvneshwar, he ends with figures: 4-0-21-2

Rohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.5 Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, out Bowled!! Finally, Hyderabad get a wicket but it might just be too late. The perfect yorker from Bhuvi, Simmons shuffles across and tries to be cheeky, he goes for the scoop but misses, the ball goes through his legs and knocks the off-stump back. End of a very good innings from Simmons. Simmons b Bhuvneshwar 68(50) [4s-5 6s-4]

Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

15.4 Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, FOUR, Rahul's horrible day in the field continues, slower delivery that is short in length, Simmons pulls it to deep mid wicket, he runs in early and lets it go through his hands

15.3 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, 1 run, yorker angled across off, Rayudu squeezes it to long off

Bhuvneshwar changes the angle and comes round the wicket

15.2 Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, 1 run, low full toss on off, Simmons drives it to long on

15.1 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, 1 run, leg-cuter from Bhuvi, but wrong line on leg-stump, Rayudu helps it down to fine leg

14.2 Henriques to Rayudu, FOUR, fuller and outside off, Rayudu stays on leg-stump and slices it over backward point, he is maneuvering the field nicely

Henriques comes round the wicket

14.1 Henriques to Simmons, 1 run, back of a length on off, Simmons gives the charge and pulls it to deep mid wicket, it went on the bounce to the fielder

Moises Henriques [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

13.6 Mishra to Simmons, 1 run, floated outside off, Simmons drills it to long off

13.5 Mishra to Rayudu, 1 run, quicker and on the stumps, Rayudu works it to long on

13.4 Mishra to Rayudu, FOUR, Mumbai are taking firm control of the game, tossed up outside off, Rayudu comes down the track and drives it handsomely past extra cover, he also beats the man at long off

13.3 Mishra to Simmons, 1 run, dropped! Mishra's unlucky day continues, Rahul the culprit, flighted on middle and leg, Simmons comes down the track and top-edges the heave to deep mid wicket, there was confusion as to who has to go for the catch as Henriques also runs across from long on, in the end Rahul gets both hands and puts it down

13.2 Mishra to Simmons, FOUR, quicker and outside off, Simmons comes on the front foot and slashes it wide of backward point, the ball races away to the fence

13.1 Mishra to Rayudu, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, Rayudu knocks it to long on, gets to his 10th Indian T20 League fifty

Time Out!

12.6 Steyn to Simmons, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Simmons drills it to long off. Steyn was so frustrated with that over that he collects the throw from the fielder and breaks the stumps unnecessarily

12.5 Steyn to Simmons, FOUR, good improvisation from Simmons, shortish and on the body, Simmons plays the half pull/flick and gets it behind square for a boundary. Irfan chases but in vain. The 100-run stand comes up and it is the highest partnership for Mumbai in this edition

12.4 Steyn to Simmons, no run, bouncer outside off, Simmons pulls out of the hook shot and lets it go through

12.3 Steyn to Simmons, 2 runs, back of a length on off, Simmons pulls it wide of long on, gets back for the second and brings up his maiden Indian T20 League fifty

12.2 Steyn to Rayudu, 1 run, fuller and just outside off, Rayudu pushes it in front of mid-off and sets off for a risky single, the fielder does not hit the sticks at the bowler's end, it would have been interesting had the ball hit the stumps

12.1 Steyn to Rayudu, FOUR, edged and Steyn does not like it, he utters few verbals, back of a length around off, Rayudu looks to steers it but gets a thick outside edge past the keeper

Dale Steyn [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

11.6 I Pathan to Rayudu, 1 run, pitched up around off, driven down to long off

11.5 I Pathan to Rayudu, SIX, Irfan is going for plenty, length delivery outside off, Rayudu takes couple of steps down the pitch, he frees his arms and sends it up and over long off

11.4 I Pathan to Rayudu, FOUR, the boundaries keep flowing, the cutter that is dropped short, Rayudu stays back and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and long on, the placement has been excellent from Rayudu in this innings

11.3 I Pathan to Simmons, 1 run, full and outside off, Simmons bends his knees and heaves it to deep mid wicket

11.2 I Pathan to Simmons, no run, off-cutter outside off, Simmons cuts and picks out backward point

11.1 I Pathan to Rayudu, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Rayudu drives it off the inside half of the bat to long on

Irfan Pathan [1.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

10.6 Henriques to Simmons, no run, banged in half way down the wicket and outside off, Simmons loses his footing and can't connect the cut shot

10.5 Henriques to Rayudu, 1 run, bit short and close to off, Rayudu chops the cut to the right of backward point

10.4 Henriques to Rayudu, no run, change of pace from Henriques, Rayudu watches it carefully and knocks it to cover

10.3 Henriques to Rayudu, no run, good length ball outside off, Rayudu makes room and mistimes the drive to the bowler

10.2 Henriques to Rayudu, FOUR, streaky four! Henriques sees Rayudu charging down and drops it short, Rayudu goes through with the pull shot, he gets an inside edge past the keeper

10.1 Henriques to Rayudu, no run, full and outside off, Rayudu mistimes the drive back to Henriques

Moises Henriques, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

9.6 Karn Sharma to Simmons, SIX, fraction short and on the stumps, Simmons is quick to pick up the length, he goes deep in the crease and pulls it over the deep mid wicket fence. Simmons has taken a liking to the leggies

9.5 Karn Sharma to Simmons, no run, pushed through around off, Simmons advances down the pitch and blocks

9.4 Karn Sharma to Simmons, FOUR, half tracker on middle, Simmons rocks back and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and long on, the placement was excellent

9.3 Karn Sharma to Simmons, 2 runs, flatter and on the stumps, Simmons makes room and cuts it to sweeper cover, they got it wide of Bhuvi in the deep, slight hesitation for the second but the throw was at the wrong end, it should have been to the striker's end

9.2 Karn Sharma to Rayudu, 1 run, flighted just outside off, Rayudu comes down the track and eases it to long off

9.1 Karn Sharma to Rayudu, no run, quicker and outside off, Rayudu cuts off an outside edge to short third man

8.6 Mishra to Simmons, 2 runs, drops it short and on the stumps, Simmons goes back and pulls it to deep mid wicket for a brace

8.5 Mishra to Simmons, no run, bit short and outside off, Simmons cuts and finds backward point

8.4 Mishra to Simmons, SIX, gives this bit more air and he disappears, Simmons gets his front leg out of the way and launches it over long on for a maximum. They have not allowed Mishra to settle down

8.3 Mishra to Rayudu, 1 run, darted in on the pads, Rayudu comes down the track and clips it to deep mid wicket

8.2 Mishra to Simmons, 1 run, googly outside off, Simmons skips down the wicket, inside edges the drive to long on

6.6 Mishra to Simmons, no run, slows this up and gets it to turn outside off, Simmons goes for the cut and misses, Ojha does not gather the ball

6.5 Mishra to Rayudu, 1 run, googly on middle and leg, Rayudu stays back and nudges it to deep mid wicket

6.4 Mishra to Rayudu, no run, quicker and outside off, Rayudu guides it to backward point

6.3 Mishra to Rayudu, 2 runs, pushed through on middle, Rayudu works it between deep mid-wicket and long on for a couple

6.2 Mishra to Rayudu, SIX, Rayudu taking on Mishra straightaway, flighted on off and middle, Rayudu dances down the wicket and lofts it straight down the ground for a maximum. Mishra under pressure

6.1 Mishra to Simmons, 1 run, excellent fielding by Rahul at long on, tossed up on the stumps, Simmons drills it down the ground, Rahul slides and saves a certain boundary

Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Time Out!

5.6 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, 2 runs, back of a length on the fourth stump line, Rayudu opens the face of the bat and guides it to the left of third man, they take on Steyn and even though the throw is good Rayudu makes it in easily

5.5 Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Simmons toe-ends the drive to mid-off and sets off for a quick single

5.4 Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, no run, back of a length just outside off, Simmons knocks it with an angled bat to cover-point

5.3 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, 1 run, leg-cutter on off, Rayudu gets inside the line and nudges it to deep mid wicket

5.2 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, no run, good length delivery close to off, Rayudu comes well forward and defends it

5.1 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, 2 runs, back of a length on the thigh-pad, tucked behind square on the leg-side for a brace

4.6 I Pathan to Simmons, SIX, Steyn leaps at long on but it is out of his reach, 16 runs off the over, length delivery on the stumps, Simmons clears his front leg and sends it over long on for the second six of the over

4.5 I Pathan to Simmons, no run, shortish length on off, Simmons hangs back and pushes it towards cover

4.4 I Pathan to Simmons, no run, back of a length on off, Simmons goes on the back foot and knocks it to cover

4.3 I Pathan to Simmons, FOUR, follows the six with smacking drive, half volley outside off, Simmons crunches it to the right of mid-off, the ball rockets away to the fence

4.2 I Pathan to Simmons, SIX, a much needed six for Simmons, he was trying too many things and this might help him settle down, short and on leg-stump, Simmons backs away and pulls it over deep square leg, he just about clears the man at the ropes

4.1 I Pathan to Simmons, no run, touch short and just outside off, Simmons hops up and cuts it to cover-point

Irfan Pathan, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

3.6 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, no run, extra bounce on this occasion, Rayudu stays back and plays it with soft hands to the off-side

3.4 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, 2 runs, fraction short and outside off, Rayudu punches it to backward point, Henriques lets it burst through the hands and the batsmen take two

3.3 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, no run, sharp bouncer from Bhuvneshwar, bowled at 138.4 kph, Rayudu charges down the wicket and lets it go. This is good aggressive bowling

3.2 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, FOUR, super shot! The full face of the bat from Rayudu, full and on off-stump, Rayudu drives it back to the bowler, Bhuvneshwar tries to get a hand but is late, the timing takes it to the fence

3.1 Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, 1 run, back of a length on off and middle, Simmons whips it to deep mid wicket

2.6 Steyn to Simmons, 1 run, Simmons is looking very scratchy here, banged in short and on the body, Simmons backs away and top-edges the pull to square leg, luckily it falls in no mans land

2.5 Steyn to Simmons, 2 runs, poor running between the wickets, there was three, short of length and on the stumps, Simmons mistimes the pull between midwicket and mid-on, Mishra chases and somehow manages to stop the ball

2.4 Steyn to Simmons, 2 runs, shortens the length just outside off, Simmons makes room, advances down the track and toe-ends the pull to mid-on, Mishy hits the stumps at the bowler's end but Simmons was well in, the ball deflects past extra cover and they take the extra run

2.3 Steyn to Simmons, no run, Steyn is just too good for Simmons, back of a length swinging away around off, Simmons stays leg-side and has a waft it, the ball beats the outside edge

2.2 Steyn to Simmons, no run, this is blind slogging from Simmons, length delivery shaping away outside off, he swings and is nowhere close to the ball

2.1 Steyn to Rayudu, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Rayudu drives it to backward point, Rahul makes a slight fumble which allows the batsmen to take the single

1.6 Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, no run, umpire Kulkarni under pressure, another appeal for LBW and once again he gets it right, slightly back of a length and tails back in, Simmons hangs back and is rapped on the pads, the ball was going well over the stumps

1.5 Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, no run, huge shout for LBW! This was good length ball that nips back in, Simmons stays rooted to the crease and is hit high on the pads, that would have been going over the stumps

1.4 Bhuvneshwar to Simmons, no run, back of a length outside off, Simmons shoulders arms to that

1.3 Bhuvneshwar to Rayudu, 1 run, good length close to off, Rayudu opens the face and steers it wide of gully, some extra bounce as well for Bhuvneshwar

A slip and gully in place...

Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.2 Bhuvneshwar to C Gautam, out Caught by Dhawan!! Poor shot from Gautam, the inexperience showing there. Bhuvneshwar strikes early! This was on a length outside off, gets it to shape in, Gautam charges down the wicket, he was looking to go over mid-off, middles it but offers a simple catch at mid-off. Dhawan does not miss those. C Gautam c Dhawan b Bhuvneshwar 1(3)

Bhuvneshwar to C Gautam, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

1.1 Bhuvneshwar to C Gautam, no run, straightaway an appeal for caught-behind, Bhuvneshwar was late to join in, good length ball outside off, Gautam pokes at it and the ball goes past the outside edge, umpire Kulkarni is unmoved, good decision

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Steyn to Simmons, no run, short of length just outside off, Simmons stands tall and punches, he can't beat the man at cover

0.5 Steyn to C Gautam, 1 run, back of a length on the hips, Gautam jumps up and tucks it to the vacant mid-wicket region

0.4 Steyn to Simmons, 1 run, pitches it up and gets it to straighten, Simmons tries to work it to the on-side but gets a leading edge wide of mid-off

No one in the deep on the leg-side, the two fielders are third man and sweeper cover

0.3 Steyn to Simmons, no run, Simmons has decided to go after Steyn, makes room and tries to go over the in-field, he does not make contact on the good length delivery

0.2 Steyn to Simmons, no run, bit short and around off, Simmons hangs back and knocks it to backward point

0.1 Steyn to Simmons, no run, starts with a full delivery on off, Simmons stays back and punches it to mid-on, the sticker on the back of the bat comes off

Simmons and C Gautam are at the crease. Simmons is on strike. Steyn will open the attack

Welcome back..

When Malinga and Bumrah got those yorkers right, Finch and Warner couldn't do much and at the end of 18 overs, Hyderabad were under pressure to post a decent total on what looks like a good batting track. However, thanks to some mighty hitting by Davey Warner in the last few overs, Hyderabad managed to score 33 runs off the last 12 balls. Finch started it all by smashing them very well at the top even as Shikhar Dhawan perished early. Rahul gave him company for a short while before he was joined by Warner. All of a sudden, both the Aussie batsmen couldn't hit the boundaries and it stemmed the run flow. Somehow, Warner managed to get a few from the middle of the bat in the last two overs to give Hyderabad a good total in the end. Harbhajan and Bumrah were economical but Malinga was the only bowler who got himself into the wickets column with two wickets. This is certainly going to be an interesting run chase folks. Take a short break and be right back here...

19.6 Pollard to Warner, FOUR, he waited, waited and waited for the slower ball to come and as it arrived, cracked it hard off the back foot and beat long-off and deep extra-cover to perfection

19.5 Pollard to Warner, FOUR, that should have been just one Aditya Tare! Short delivery on the leg stump, was the slower delivery in fact, Warner mistimes the pull, Tare at backward square leg runs forward but the ball bounces extra and goes over him to the fence. 14th fifty for Warner in the Indian T20 League

19.4 Pollard to Warner, 2 runs, short of a length delivery on the leg stump, Warner goes for the pull and gets a top-edge, there is no fine leg and it plugs just before the rope

Warner takes note of the fielders in the deep.

19.3 Pollard to N Ojha, 1 run, again, flat-batted in the air but this time it drops short of long-on

19.2 Pollard to N Ojha, SIX, handy hit from Ojha! Short slower delivery on the off stump, Ojha waits for it and muscles it just over Simmons at long-on and picks up a maximum

19.2 Pollard to N Ojha, wide, this time it's too wide for the batsman to reach out and rightly called a wide

19.1 Pollard to N Ojha, no run, slower delivery wide outside off stump, Ojha goes for the cut but chops it to the keeper

Kieron Pollard [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack

18.6 Malinga to Warner, SIX, again, Malinga misses the yorker and Warner takes full toll of it! Warner gets low by bending his knee and smashes it handsomely over long-on. 15 came off the over, something that Hyderabad wanted

Naman Ojha, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.5 Malinga to Finch, out Caught by Pollard!! Malinga gets his second wicket and Finch goes after playing a fine hand! Almost a yorker on the stumps, Finch lofts and doesn't get enough power on it, long-off moves to his right, steadies himself up and takes a fine catch! Finch c Pollard b Malinga 68(62) [4s-7 6s-2]

18.3 Malinga to Warner, SIX, finally, Warner manages to send one over the rope! Full delivery, tried to follow Warner as he made made room, Warner gets underneath it and sends it sailing way over long-on

18.2 Malinga to Finch, leg byes, 1 run, low full toss down the leg side, Finch fails to flick it away and is hit on the pad

18.1 Malinga to Warner, 1 run, slower ball yorker outside off stump, Warner squeezes it out to third man

This is a very good come back from Mumbai, not easy to keep the likes of Finch and Warner calm and they have done very well to not leak any boundary in the last 17 balls.

17.6 Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, advances and takes the yorker on the full, drilled down to long-off

17.5 Bumrah to Finch, 1 run, this should have been sent out of the ground, full and right in the slot, the ball is again mistimed to long-off as he goes really hard at it

17.4 Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, this is sensational bowling by the Mumbai bowlers, another yorker on the stumps, only dug out to long-off

17.3 Bumrah to Finch, 1 run, low full toss just outside off stump, Finch drives it straight to extra-cover

17.2 Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, low full toss on the leg stump, Warner mistimes the wild swing to long-on

16.6 Malinga to Finch, 1 run, outswinging yorker outside off stump, Finch looks to dig it out and gets an outside edge to third man

16.5 Malinga to Finch, no run, oh he's crashed that very hard but unfortunately, hits the full delivery straight to Harbhajan at extra-cover

16.4 Malinga to Finch, 2 runs, fails to pick a slower delivery, luckily it went on the full and Finch managed to inside-edge it to deep backward square leg

16.3 Malinga to Warner, 1 run, Warner shuffles in the crease but Malinga keeps him calm with a low full toss on the leg stump, drilled to long-on again

16.2 Malinga to Finch, 1 run, misses the yorker and bowls a full toss, Finch hits it back over the bowler's head but Pollard does well to tidy up from long-off and keep it down to a single

16.1 Malinga to Warner, 1 run, full toss but Warner only manages to drill it straight to long-on

Lasith Malinga [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack

15.6 Bumrah to Finch, 2 runs, shortish slower delivery outside off stump, Finch chips it over extra-cover for a couple

15.5 Bumrah to Finch, no run, another very full delivery outside off stump, Finch jams it to Rohit at extra-cover

15.4 Bumrah to Finch, no run, yorker outside off stump, dug out by Finch

15.3 Bumrah to Finch, 2 runs, direct-hit but the on-field umpire didn't want to send it upstairs. He was so confident, good call in the end but it was very tight. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, punched to extra-cover, Finch goes for a quick single and makes it before Rohit fires a direct-hit, the ball deflects off the stumps and they take an extra run

15.2 Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, full delivery on the off stump, Warner toe-ends the drive but Finch calls him through for a quick single

15.1 Bumrah to Warner, FOUR, slower delivery down the leg side, can't bowl there with fine leg inside the ring, Warner waits and helps it away to the left of the fielder and picks up four

Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

14.6 Harbhajan to Finch, no run, again, deserved to be hit but Finch's cut goes straight to the man at backward point

14.5 Harbhajan to Finch, FOUR, poor ball from Harbhajan. Short and wide outside off stump, Finch rocks and cuts, beats cover-point, surprisingly, there was no one at sweeper cover

14.4 Harbhajan to Warner, 1 run, short and spinning away outside off stump, Warner cuts it away to sweeper cover

14.3 Harbhajan to Warner, no run, nicely bowled, slower through the air on the off stump, Warner chops the cut but luckily it doesn't go back onto the stumps

14.3 Harbhajan to Warner, wide, way outside off stump, Warner lets it go

14.2 Harbhajan to Warner, FOUR, he's flat-batted that and the umpire did well to get out of the way. Short delivery on the off stump, probably the only bad ball Harbhajan has bowled today and Warner has smashed that to the long-on fence

14.1 Harbhajan to Warner, 2 runs, short delivery on the off stump, Warner cuts it away to deep extra-cover for a couple

Time-out

13.6 Malinga to Warner, 1 run, a fine yorker on the stumps, dug out to long-off

13.5 Malinga to Finch, 1 run, very full, drilled hard, Malinga tries to get a hand in his follow-through but takes it away at the last moment, the ball eventually rolls to long-off

13.3 Malinga to Warner, FOUR, Malinga misses the yorker and delivers a high-full toss, Warner was surprised but manages to slash it past backward point. Warner was looking at the square leg umpire but Dharmasena was unmoved. That was above the waist line and should have been called a no-ball

13.2 Malinga to Finch, 1 run, back of a length and shaping away, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover

13.1 Malinga to Finch, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Finch drops it to short cover and looks for single, but Warner sends him back

Lasith Malinga [1.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack

12.6 Harbhajan to Warner, 2 runs, short delivery on the off stump, Warner pulls it to deep mid-wicket, Finch quickly returns for the second

12.5 Harbhajan to Warner, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Warner cuts it to point

12.4 Harbhajan to Warner, no run, advances and inside-edges the slog into the on-side

12.3 Harbhajan to Finch, 1 run, oh how did it miss the stumps? He danced down the track and took it as a full toss, got a faint inside-edge but luckily it missed the leg stump and the keeper couldn't grab the ball to effect a stumping

12.2 Harbhajan to Finch, no run, flatter on the leg stump, defended back to the bowler

12.1 Harbhajan to Finch, no run, extra bounce helps Finch survive. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Finch slog-sweeps but misses, the ball goes just over the stumps

Harbhajan Singh [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

11.6 P Ojha to Finch, 1 run, 6th Indian T20 League fifty for Finch. Shortish delivery on the off stump, punched wide of long-off, looks for a second but Warner sends him back

11.5 P Ojha to Finch, no run, flatter and shorter delivery on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler

11.4 P Ojha to Warner, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Warner drives it down to long-off

11.3 P Ojha to Warner, FOUR, poor ball. Short delivery just outside off stump, Warner sits on the back foot and absolutely smashes it flat past mid-wicket and it races away

11.2 P Ojha to Warner, no run, shimmies down the track, as Ojha dropped it shortm punched it straight back to the bowler

11.1 P Ojha to Finch, 1 run, shortish delivery on the off stump, punched off the back foot to long-off

10.6 Pollard to Warner, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, punched straight to cover

10.5 Pollard to Warner, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Warner pushes it to point

10.4 Pollard to Finch, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Finch opens the face of the bat and guides it to short third man, Malinga knocks down the middle pole but Warner was in

Third umpire again for a run-out but this time I think Warner is in. It is a direct-hit mind you and yes, he's well in!

10.3 Pollard to Finch, no run, slower delivery on the leg stump, Finch defends off the back foot

10.1 Pollard to Finch, 1 run, in the air and just short of Aditya Tare at sweeper cover. Full delivery outside off stump, Finch lofted it in the air, Tare ran to his right and made good ground, put in the dive but he couldn't grab the ball. It will go down as a dropped chance but a tough one indeed

Kieron Pollard, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

9.6 P Ojha to Warner, no run, advances and flicks the flighted delivery into the on-side

David Warner, left handed bat, comes to the crease

9.5 P Ojha to Rahul, out Rahul Run Out!! Yes-no and Rahul walks back after a promising start! Flighted delivery outside off stump, Rahul drives it to cover and sets off, Finch was in two minds, he gave intentions of going for the run initially but asked Rahul to go back after he was half way down the track, in the end it was all too late and Rohit under-armed the ball very close to the stumps to make the keeper's life easy. Rahul run out (Rohit/C Gautam) 10(13) [4s-1]

P Ojha to Rahul, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Third umpire has been called for a run-out but I think Rahul is OUT! Yes indeed...

9.3 P Ojha to Rahul, 1 run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Rahul drives it down to long-on

9.2 P Ojha to Rahul, no run, chipped in the air but just short of cover. Rohit Sharma dives across and saves the ball, fires a throw at the keeper as Rahul takes off for a single, but Finch sent him back in time, the keeper fumbled but there was a man backing up the ball

9.1 P Ojha to Rahul, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, driven back to the bowler

8.5 Bumrah to Rahul, 2 runs, good length delivery outside off stump, Rahul opens the face of the bat and guides it past backward point, before Malinga's throw reached the keeper from third man, Rahul was in

8.4 Bumrah to Rahul, no run, short and outside off stump, Rahul tries to upper cut it but misses

8.3 Bumrah to Rahul, no run, driven softly this time but Bumrah gets down quickly in his follow-through and stops the ball

8.2 Bumrah to Rahul, FOUR, fantastic shot! Knew mid-off was inside the ring, as Bumrah landed this full outside off stump, Rahul handsomely lofts it over the infield and picks up four

8.1 Bumrah to Finch, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, Finch opens the face of the bat and drives very late to send it to third man

Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-1-0] is back into the attack

7.6 P Ojha to Rahul, no run, slows this one around the off stump, Rahul defends well from the crease

7.4 P Ojha to Finch, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, defended into the off-side

7.3 P Ojha to Finch, SIX, wow! Great hit from Finch, again takes the risk by exposing the stumps, as Ojha tosses it up nicely, waits and lofts it high over wide long-off and it has enough legs to clear the fence

7.2 P Ojha to Finch, no run, appeal for LBW but it was missing leg probably. Flighted delivery from Ojha, Finch tries to defend but misses

7.1 P Ojha to Finch, FOUR, Bumrah has made a mess of it at deep extra-cover. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Finch drives and beats extra-cover, sweeper cover gets to the ball but fumbles it as he was tumbling and deflects it to the boundary

6.6 Harbhajan to Rahul, no run, tossed up on the stumps, driven back to the bowler

6.5 Harbhajan to Finch, 1 run, again tries to dab the ball very late but short third man was very fine this time, Ojha makes a tumbling save

6.4 Harbhajan to Finch, no run, slows this one on the off stump, Finch defends it into the off-side

6.3 Harbhajan to Finch, FOUR, sensible batting! No one at slip and as Harbhajan offered a bit more pace on the ball, Finch waited for it and gently guided it past the keeper. Ojha couldn't do much chasing from short third man

6.3 Harbhajan to Finch, FOUR, to third man,

6.2 Harbhajan to Finch, no run, nice and on the off stump, Finch respects it with a forward defence

6.1 Harbhajan to Rahul, 1 run, nicely floated up on the off stump, Rahul fends it into the on-side towards mid-wicket and gets off strike

Harbhajan Singh [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack

5.6 P Ojha to Finch, FOUR, tossed up outside off stump, Finch, who was standing well outside leg stump, leans forward and drives it along the ground, beats extra-cover comfortably to make it 12 runs off the over

5.5 P Ojha to Finch, no run, over the wicket and cramping Finch for room, Finch fends it into the on-side

5.4 P Ojha to Finch, SIX, stunning shot Aaron Finch! Flighted delivery on the stumps, Finch makes room and lofts it inside-out over extra-cover and it just clears the rope. There was risk involved in that shot, but he's done well to connect the ball sweetly

5.3 P Ojha to Finch, no run, hit on the pads but missing leg. Flighted delivery down the leg side, Finch misses the slog-sweep and is hit on the pad

5.2 P Ojha to Rahul, 1 run, nicely tossed up outside off stump, Rahul drives it to long-off and gets off strike

4.6 Malinga to Dhawan, out Bowled!! This time Malinga gets the full delivery right on the stumps and the Hyderabad skipper goes cheaply! Full and swinging back into the left-hander, Dhawan goes for the drive but misses, the ball pegs back the middle pole! So the ploy to bowl Malinga upfront has worked for Mumbai! Dhawan b Malinga 11(11) [4s-2]

Malinga to Dhawan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

4.5 Malinga to Dhawan, FOUR, that ball didn't deserve to go for four! Fantastic inswinging yorker, Dhawan had no clue about that, tried to take his boot out of the way and luckily, the ball goes off the inside-edge and beats short fine leg

4.4 Malinga to Finch, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Finch chops the cut to point

4.3 Malinga to Finch, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Finch defends off the back foot

4.2 Malinga to Finch, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the stumps, Finch hops, flicks it into the vacant mid-wicket region and quickly returns for the second

4.1 Malinga to Finch, no run, Finch defends the full delivery towards cover-point, meanwhile Dhawan sets for a quick single but the striker sensibly sends him back

Lasith Malinga, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

3.6 Harbhajan to Dhawan, no run, backs away, Harbhajan drops it short on the off stump, Dhawan cuts very well but picks out backward point

3.5 Harbhajan to Finch, 1 run, fired flatter outside off stump, Finch opens the face of the bat and runs it to short third man

3.4 Harbhajan to Finch, no run, nicely tossed up on the off stump, Finch, who was looking to go big, had to gently defend it off the front foot in the end

3.3 Harbhajan to Dhawan, 1 run, shortish delivery just outside off stump, punched off the back foot to long-off

3.2 Harbhajan to Dhawan, FOUR, dances down the track, even though he didn't get to the pitch of the ball, he went through with the loft across the line and sends it to the wide long-on fence

3.1 Harbhajan to Dhawan, no run, slider on the leg stump, Dhawan was late to bring his bat down in time but he manages to fend it into the on-side

Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

2.6 Corey Anderson to Finch, FOUR, Finch is looking ominous already. Full delivery outside off stump, looked like the slower one as well, Finch plays the lofted drive and the ball goes on the bounce to the deep extra-cover fence. He timed that one really well

2.5 Corey Anderson to Dhawan, 1 run, again on the pads and whipped away along the ground to deep backward square leg

2.5 Corey Anderson to Dhawan, wide, again, sends this down the leg side, easy call for the umpire

2.4 Corey Anderson to Dhawan, no run, fast full delivery just missing leg stump, Dhawan was beaten for pace on the flick and is hit on the pad. Half-shout for LBW but not given

2.3 Corey Anderson to Dhawan, no run, good length delivery down the leg side, Dhawan fails to flick and is hit on the pad

Dhawan has a problem behind the bowler's arm! He wants something to be sorted out and he's ready now...

2.2 Corey Anderson to Finch, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Finch mistimes the cut to extra-cover

2.1 Corey Anderson to Finch, FOUR, you can't bowl it very full if you are swinging it back into the right-hander, Finch waited for the ball and presented the full face of the bat on the drive and it raced past the bowler

2.1 Corey Anderson to Dhawan, 2 wides, sprays this down the leg side, Dhawan fails to flick and the keeper manages to half-stop it with a dive to his right

1.6 Bumrah to Finch, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Finch pushed straight to Pollard at point

1.5 Bumrah to Finch, no run, punched very well off the back foot, he had to hop a bit to control the bounce but picks out backward point

1.4 Bumrah to Finch, no run, nice and tight around the off stump, Finch hops and defends the short of length delivery off the back foot

1.3 Bumrah to Finch, no run, hurries Finch for pace with an inswinging short of length delivery on the off stump, Finch defends off the back foot

1.2 Bumrah to Dhawan, 1 run, squared up Dhawan a bit with a fantastic outswinging short of length delivery on the off stump, Dhawan manages to fend it just beside the pitch into the off-side and sets off

1.1 Bumrah to Dhawan, no run, edged but safe. Short of a length delivery angling away from Dhawan, the batsman looks to cut and gets a thick edge, luckily for him, the ball drops of second slip

Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Corey Anderson to Finch, no run, full and swinging back in, Finch drives and picks out mid-off. A fine opening over from Anderson

0.5 Corey Anderson to Finch, FOUR, that will give him some confidence. Covers the inswing, leans forward and drives very well past the bowler, mid-on, who was very square had no chance. Off the mark in grand style

0.4 Corey Anderson to Finch, no run, clever bowling from Anderson, after shaping the previous ones into the right-hander, slants this short of length delivery across Finch and beats his cut

0.3 Corey Anderson to Finch, no run, struck on the pads but this was going down the leg side. Full and down the leg side, Finch fails to flick it. He's missed out on a poor ball

0.2 Corey Anderson to Finch, no run, bit of shape back into the right-hander, Finch mistimes the drive to mid-on

0.1 Corey Anderson to Finch, no run, appeal for caught-behind straightaway. Good length delivery swinging back in, Finch goes for a loose drive and the ball beats the inside-edge

Finch and Dhawan are at the crease. Finch is on strike. Corey Anderson will open the attack

Mumbai are in a huddle and Rohit has a last minute pep talk. The Hyderabad openers stride out to the middle. The first ball is on the way...

Rohit: "We all know that we have a tough job ahead of us. We will try and take one game at a time. We have improved in India. We need to pick up as a team and perform better. I just want to enjoy every moment on the field and have told the boys the same. I have been losing the toss for the last 4-5 games but we got what we wanted, i.e. to bowl first. We have one change, Pragyan Ojha comes in for Praveen Kumar."

Dhawan: "We are at a good position on the points table. We have been travelling a lot and it is good to be playing in front of the home crowd. It is a beautiful track and looks like there will be a lot of runs in it. We are going to bat first. I think 160-170 will be a good total on this track. Everybody is fit and raring to go and we are playing the same team."

Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and have opted to bat

Mumbai won the first two games they played at their home ground but were stopped by Chennai in the last match. With that loss, they will have to win every game from now on to have a shot to qualify for the play-offs. Since it is the first match in Hyderabad, it will be interesting to see how the pitch plays and the team compositions the captains go in with. Stay tuned as the toss and team updates is coming up in a few minutes....

Hyderabad will be playing their first home game since returning to India. They are back to winning ways after defeating Rajasthan and Delhi in the previous two games. A lot of credit should be given to the bowlers who have been the main catalyst in both the victories. Bhuvneshwar has overshadowed Dale Steyn and is the joint highest wicket-taker in the competition. It is time now for their batsmen to contribute more and help the team's cause.

Preview

Languishing at the bottom of the table, defending champions Mumbai face the uphill task of lifting themselves back in the reckoning when they take on a resurgent Hyderabad in a must win game.

Mumbai:

Having won just two games out of eight they have played so far, the Mumbai side cannot afford to lose any more matches if it has to reach the knock-out stage. They had comprehensive back-to-back victories against Punjab and Bangalore at home, but faltered in the game against Chennai. The loss not just halted their winning momentum, but it was also their first home loss in 11 matches.

Rohit Sharma and West Indian powerhouse Kieron Pollard have been successful in the current season and the good show of Ambati Rayudu, who made 59 runs in 43 balls in the match against Chennai on Saturday, is reassuring for the side. Chidambaram Gautam has pulled off a few surprises with his big hits but the other key players like Corey Anderson need to rise to the occasion to put their team on a firm footing.

Coming to the bowling, despite the loss of Zaheer Khan owing to an injury, it still boasts of seasoned bowlers like Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha and Praveen Kumar, who replaced Zaheer.

Hyderabad:

Hyderabad are fresh and buoyed by the victories against Delhi in the rain-hit match in Delhi and the earlier game against Rajasthan, though inconsistent batting appears to be a cause for concern to the team.

The crucial batsmen of Hyderabad, including captain Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner and Aaron Finch have not fired as an unit so far, and need to come up with some destructive knocks to put their side on top.

I was extremely happy when I got a call from Mumbai to represent them in the IPL. I couldn't sleep that night, and all of a sudden, I became a lot more positive: Praveen Kumar is just happy to be back from the wilderness.

David (Warner) is an exceptional player but at the moment the balance of the side requires him to bat at No 4: Tom Moody suggests that the Australian powerhouse will continue to bat at No. 4.